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Today marks the official start of summer, and we're ready to embrace the sunshine, warmth, and all the adventures this season brings. Whether you're hitting the beach, exploring new places, or simply enjoying the longer days, here's to making unforgettable memories!☀️ What are your favorite things to do during the summer? ☀️#SummerVibes #FirstDayOfSummer #SunshineAndSmiles"

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Is your business Floral Sustainable?

Is your business Floral Sustainable?

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Back to work today after an amazing 10 day holiday in Barcelona and on an MSC cruise.Things I’ve taken from our first holiday as a family of 4:It’s Their Vacation, Not Yours: Accept that you are merely the chauffeur, chef, and entertainment director. Your dream of drinking beer by the pool? Yeah, that’s not happening.Pack Like a Pro: Bring twice as many outfits for the kids as you think you’ll need. Between ice cream mishaps, mud puddle discoveries, and unexpected 'accidents,' you’ll thank me later.Embrace the Chaos: Don’t stress about keeping to a strict schedule. If the kids want to spend three hours playing dinosaurs, let themToilet breaks: Schedule them frequently. Even if they say they don’t need to go, trust me, they do. And they will. At the worst possible moment.Lower your expectations: If you expect chaos, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by any moments of peace. Celebrate the small victories—like making it through a mealAnyway we survived and made it back home safe and sound 😂

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My wife, Shannon (Gill) Dayhoff, and I recently had the pleasure of celebrating our anniversary at Sandals Grand St Lucian. This wasn’t our first visit; we spent our honeymoon there last year and fell in love with the place and the people, especially the scuba diving team. Over our visits, we got to know some of the dive instructors, who are not only highly professional but also incredibly friendly and personable.This year, our anniversary was made unforgettable by a simple yet profoundly touching gesture. On the day of our celebration, my favorite dive instructor, kerwin biscette, surprised us by putting up a "Happy Anniversary" banner on a sunken ship we were exploring. This act was entirely his own initiative, and we were unaware of it until we saw the banner underwater. The sight filled us with immense joy and gratitude. He even took pictures and video to help preserve the moment. This experience got me thinking about the concept of emotive loyalty (or what my friend, Chris Gillen, calls "The Taylor Swift Effect") and the impact of personal touches in customer service. Emotive loyalty goes beyond transactional loyalty; it taps into the emotional connection between the customer and the brand. Why are such acts of kindness powerful and how can other companies benefit from adopting similar practices?🤝 Personal touches create lasting memories. Kerwin's gesture made our entire trip unforgettable. Companies that prioritize memorable experiences can differentiate themselves and build stronger customer loyalty.❤️ When customers feel personally valued, it fosters a deeper emotional bond. This act showed that the company cares about its customers as individuals, not just as sources of revenue.👄 Stories like ours are worth sharing, enhancing the brand's reputation and attracting new customers. Positive word-of-mouth marketing is invaluable.🎁 Encouraging employees to take initiative in creating special moments can lead to extraordinary results. Empowering staff to go beyond their regular duties benefits both customers and employees.🎺 Genuine care and attention lead to long-term loyalty and advocacy. Our loyalty to Sandals Grand St Lucian has deepened, and we will 💯 recommend it to others.Emotive loyalty builds lasting customer relationships. By incorporating personal touches and going the extra mile, companies can create extraordinary experiences that foster deep loyalty. A simple act of kindness can turn an ordinary experience into an unforgettable memory, setting brands apart in a competitive marketplace.#sandalsgrand #brandloyalty #aboveandbeyond

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Starting a new season in your life came be intimidating 📖!But when your Chapter 1 begins with poms poms, cheers, and a Red Carpet - it is a story that anyone can get on board on 🎉.This Monday we welcomed over 50 New Cohearts that started a new story in their life today. While everyone’s Chapter at Southwest Airlines begins the same, the next page to the next Chapter embarks a different journey, as our New Hires venture to the Flight of Their life into their own Careers ⬇️!💙 A Cohearts Chapter 2 can lead them to helping one of our customers board our plane.💖 A Cohearts Chapter 3 could be analyzing the latest technology to help modernize our operation.💛 A Cohearts Chapter 4 could be flying 150 passengers to their next destination.Like every happy story, there is a plot twist where one may encounter. At times we may go through turbulences that may cause us to challenge ourselves. However, no matter what happens through that turbulence, we have each other to ensure we land safely. And despite our differences at Southwest Airlines, we all land the same way; by being #ONETeam – no matter what chapter we may be in our #SWALife ✨.Where are you in your story 📚 ? Rather you are in the planning phase of your career, in the middle of your professional journey, or heading towards your Happy Ending – we all start somewhere, and for many it starts today!Happy Monday 💙💖💛!#recruiting #networking #jobseekers #SouthwestHeart #jobseekers #mondaymotivation #motivation #opportunities #letsconnect #aviation #culture

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I often talk to my team about how important it is to solve for the customer. The beautiful thing about our two-sided marketplace is that our teams have the opportunity to make an impact for two kinds of 'customers': helping would-be holiday-makers discover new and amazing destinations that they almost certainly wouldn't have found without #groupon and help our hotel and tour partners achieve their revenue goals. Getting great feedback like we did this week from one of Haley Bolinger's hotel partners reminded me of one of the key reasons why we do what we do. #winwinwin #travel #helpbusinessesgrow

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It’s 2023, if you are not repainting, repairing, and adding new features to your infrastructure investments; alongside building new roadmap arch’s, what ARE you doin? #modernization #innovation #adapting #futureproof

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It’s the last day of August, and what better time than now to teach you about something you may never even have heard of before?! 🤯Today we’re talking all about Disney Land and Sea trips!“Um, what?”, you may be thinking. 🤔We get it - this isn’t something everyone has heard of, but it’s basically what it sounds like! During a Disney Land and Sea trip, you spend part of your vacation on LAND at Walt Disney World and part of your vacation at SEA onboard a Disney Cruise. 🌊 This type of trip truly gives you the best of both worlds with a well-rounded experience of all the magic Disney has to offer. 💫And, never fear - you don’t have to try to pull this type of trip off by yourself! 😅 On your consultation call with one of our Magic Makers, they’ll help you narrow down the details of your vacation, from how many days you want to spend at the parks to how long of a cruise you want to take. And they’ll help you decide whether you want to visit the parks or take your cruise first, AND make all the arrangements so you don’t have to worry about a thing! 😮💨Armed with this new information, is a Disney Land and Sea trip something you’d love to treat your family to?! Let us know in the comments, and don’t forget to leave your questions there, too!#disneylandandsea #waltdisneyworld #disneycruiseline #disneycruise #disneycruiselife #disneycruises #disneycruiselines #familyvacationideas #disneytravelplanner #destinationmagic #destinationmagictravel